Scholastic Update articles from December 1994

Scholastic Update archives from December 1994

Russia's new revolution. (political transition in Russia)
December 9, 1994... A journalist, newly arrived in Russia, stood on a street corner in the center of the city of Moscow on a recent Saturday afternoon and blinked in disbelief Bright kiosks and private shops packed with every conceivable consumer item lined...

The pain of change. (political transition in Russia)(includes related article) (Cover Story)
December 9, 1994... On August 19, 1991, Boris Yeltsin changed the course of Russian history. A coup was under way. Communist hard-liners were attempting to seize control of the Soviet Union and restore to power one of the world's most repressive governments....

From enemies to allies. (US and Russia)
December 9, 1994... When President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin met in Washington last September, the last remnants of the Cold War seemed to mett away with one warm bear hug. "Today we meet not as adversaries," Clinton declared, "but as...

Which way is up? (teenagers in Russia)
December 9, 1994... Teenagers on the south side of Moscow have watched political change turn their world upside down. MOSCOW - In this country, where everything is changing, 14-year-old Kirill Kovalev is a curious blend of the old and the new. For the...

From czars to commissars. (Russian history)
December 9, 1994... As Russia attempts to build democracy and a thriving economy out of the ruins of Communism, the nation's past offers no great beacon of hope. For centuries, the sprawling country languished under brutal regimes that kept the Russian people in...